About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Our vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business.

About Our Opportunity

King's Printer is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Printing Technician to provide advanced technical expertise and operational leadership within our print production environment. Reporting to the Coordinator of Production, you will support the delivery of secure, high-quality print services to government departments while helping coordinate daily operations and workflow priorities.

Primary Accountabilities

• Operate and oversee digital printing, bindery, and finishing equipment to ensure efficient, accurate, and high-quality production.
• Coordinate daily print production workflows, prioritize work, and assign tasks to staff based on workload, deadlines, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and mentorship to printing technicians and students.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex, confidential, or high-priority print projects.
• Review print specifications and completed work to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with security requirements.
• Monitor and maintain inventory levels for paper, toner, and specialty print materials, including forecasting requirements and coordinating purchases.
• Perform administrative duties including production scheduling, job tracking, workflow monitoring, maintaining production records, preparing reports as required, documenting procedures, and coordinating service requests with clients and vendors.
• Liaise with internal clients, suppliers, and service providers to support efficient production outcomes and customer service excellence.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant experience in digital print production and finishing operations.
• Strong knowledge of print production equipment, workflows, and quality control processes.
• Experience coordinating work in a production environment and providing technical guidance to others.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.

• Experience with high-volume digital print environments.
• Knowledge of print management software and workflow automation tools.
• Experience working with confidential or secure print material

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly demonstrate how they meet each of the stated qualifications in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees

Working Conditions

This position is based in a print production facility and involves standing, bending, lifting, operating production equipment, and maintaining sustained attention to print quality standards. The work environment includes competing priorities, urgent requests, and technical troubleshooting.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• An engaged workplace where we foster respect and recognition.
• Forward thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless Career Paths for Nova Scotians.